ABSTRACT

In this article, we examine the probable impact of moving towards ‘up front’ planning permission for housing schemes in England on development pace and future housing supply. That examination draws on interviews and focus groups with planning professionals, house builders, land promoters and others involved in land development. We begin by exploring the apparent effect of planning and ‘regulatory risk’ on development before examining strategies, including upfront ‘permission in principle’ (PiP), that claim the potential to reduce that risk and deliver greater certainty for the development sector. The broader focus for this article is how those compliance-based strategies might operate in England’s otherwise discretionary planning system, in which the power to scrutinise and make decisions rests with local government and elected politicians, and what benefits they might bring.

摘要

在本文中，我们研究了在英格兰获得住房计划的“前期”规划许可对发展速度和未来住房供应的可能影响。该考试采用了与规划专业人士，房屋建筑商，土地开发人员及其他参与土地开发的人士的访谈和焦点小组。我们首先探讨计划和“规制风险”对发展的明显影响，然后再研究包括前期“原则上允许”（PiP）在内的战略，这些战略声称有可能降低这种风险并为发展部门带来更大的确定性。本文的重点是这些基于合规性的策略如何在英格兰本来可以自由裁量的计划体系中运作，在该体系中，审查和做出决定的权力在于地方政府和民选政治家，